Yup, my Step Father is officially a Birther - Atheist Nexus2017-08-18T05:18:58Zhttp://atheistnexus.org/forum/topics/yup-my-step-father-is-officially-a-birther?commentId=2182797%3AComment%3A1896026&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJust be careful. I've heard…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-03-24:2182797:Comment:18982712012-03-24T03:48:47.022ZDaniel Whttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Daniel57
<p>Just be careful. I've heard about the kidney thieves :-)</p>
<p>Just be careful. I've heard about the kidney thieves :-)</p> Oh! Matthew, getting tied to…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-03-23:2182797:Comment:18980522012-03-23T19:23:27.209ZJoan Denoohttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/JoanDenoo
<p>Oh! Matthew, getting tied to a bed might happen with a "willing female" as well. Be careful!</p>
<p>Oh! Matthew, getting tied to a bed might happen with a "willing female" as well. Be careful!</p> Lol, I think you misunderstoo…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-03-23:2182797:Comment:18978682012-03-23T19:11:51.536Zmatthew greenberghttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/matthewgreenberg
Lol, I think you misunderstood. I'm fine being tied up by a willing female (done that!), its my step father I'm worried about.
Lol, I think you misunderstood. I'm fine being tied up by a willing female (done that!), its my step father I'm worried about. Being tied to a bed, especial…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-03-23:2182797:Comment:18977102012-03-23T15:51:18.255ZPathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Pat46
<p>Being tied to a bed, especially by a willing female, can be quite enjoyable. Don't knock it until you've tried it :)</p>
<p>Being tied to a bed, especially by a willing female, can be quite enjoyable. Don't knock it until you've tried it :)</p> honestly, i'm hoping to crash…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-03-23:2182797:Comment:18976932012-03-23T14:25:15.704Zmatthew greenberghttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/matthewgreenberg
<p>honestly, i'm hoping to crash downtown with some nice people, or a willing female :), at a hotel Saturday. i'm heading down to Mom's this afternoon, and hopefully i don't wake up Saturday morning tied to my bed. </p>
<p>honestly, i'm hoping to crash downtown with some nice people, or a willing female :), at a hotel Saturday. i'm heading down to Mom's this afternoon, and hopefully i don't wake up Saturday morning tied to my bed. </p> By all means, if you have the…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-03-23:2182797:Comment:18971992012-03-23T00:55:12.125ZJoan Denoohttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/JoanDenoo
<p>By all means, if you have the money, find a group of like-minded people and hang out with them over coffee, food, chat time. You will learn far more from those experiences than either not expressing yourself to your family, or expressing yourself and then having to build up barriers of protection. The really rich part of these gatherings is the interaction with people who struggle with basic changes of values taking place. It happened to me in the Civil Rights movement, and can happen with…</p>
<p>By all means, if you have the money, find a group of like-minded people and hang out with them over coffee, food, chat time. You will learn far more from those experiences than either not expressing yourself to your family, or expressing yourself and then having to build up barriers of protection. The really rich part of these gatherings is the interaction with people who struggle with basic changes of values taking place. It happened to me in the Civil Rights movement, and can happen with you in this very important transition period. It is not just that you and a few other people are making basic changes, our entire culture is changing, conflicts rise, heat and energy becomes more intense, and out of that chaos comes a new paradigm shift. Unless it becomes a riot ... that is a different story. </p> If Mr. Obama was married to M…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-03-22:2182797:Comment:18969242012-03-22T15:59:18.623ZDaniel Whttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Daniel57
<p>If Mr. Obama was married to Mrs. Obama, he could have been a citizen too. Tho I suspect he didn't apply for citizenship. It's moot anyway, since he was born in Hawaii. I can't believe this is still an issue. Why don't they concentrate on something more useful, like UFOs?</p>
<p>If Mr. Obama was married to Mrs. Obama, he could have been a citizen too. Tho I suspect he didn't apply for citizenship. It's moot anyway, since he was born in Hawaii. I can't believe this is still an issue. Why don't they concentrate on something more useful, like UFOs?</p> I can't deal with birthers an…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-03-22:2182797:Comment:18967662012-03-22T15:47:00.434ZDaniel Whttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Daniel57
<p>I can't deal with birthers and bigots. I wold get a motel room. I'd out to lunch with mom. Tell her that I love her, but to keep the peace I don't want to get into any arguments with step-dad. Sad that intolerance would divide a family, but it wouldn't be the first time. To keep the peace with my family, I stayed on neutral topics for decades. It was hard, but you only live once. At least for me, I didn't want to live knowing that I drove a wedge between myself and my parents in…</p>
<p>I can't deal with birthers and bigots. I wold get a motel room. I'd out to lunch with mom. Tell her that I love her, but to keep the peace I don't want to get into any arguments with step-dad. Sad that intolerance would divide a family, but it wouldn't be the first time. To keep the peace with my family, I stayed on neutral topics for decades. It was hard, but you only live once. At least for me, I didn't want to live knowing that I drove a wedge between myself and my parents in their aging years. It makes me sad that they died without being able to share some of who I am, but I feel good that I took care of them. I did much more for them than I ever told them, or that they ever knew.</p> that's about as good of a the…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-03-22:2182797:Comment:18968412012-03-22T15:36:20.283Zmatthew greenberghttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/matthewgreenberg
<p>that's about as good of a theory as i can imagine. </p>
<p>that's about as good of a theory as i can imagine. </p> You're welcome. My personal o…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-03-22:2182797:Comment:18967602012-03-22T15:32:16.732ZPathttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Pat46
<p>You're welcome. My personal opinion regarding the problem with the "birthers" (in addition to the batshit premise itself) is it stems from an endemic racism among older white males, and uneducated whites. The demographics of the US is changing, and the "birthers" know it. While whites are still the majority, the ever increasing percentages of black, hispanic, and other non-whites will change the racial makeup of this country within the next few decades. By…</p>
<p>You're welcome. My personal opinion regarding the problem with the "birthers" (in addition to the batshit premise itself) is it stems from an endemic racism among older white males, and uneducated whites. The demographics of the US is changing, and the "birthers" know it. While whites are still the majority, the ever increasing percentages of black, hispanic, and other non-whites will change the racial makeup of this country within the next few decades. By <a href="http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32701.pdf" target="_blank">2050</a>, it is likely that whites, while still a plurality, will no longer be a majority. And, many of those same older whites, like your step-father and my brother, were raised during the era of the Civil Rights struggle and the Viet Nam War - returning soldiers from the first war ever officially lost by the US. US society radically changed during that period, and has been ever since. The "birthers" want a return to an imaginary nostalgic period of Leave it to Beaver, Ozzie and Harriet, John Wayne single-handedly defeating the Japanese, black people being seen but not heard, and gays hidden away from "decent" people. Pathetically sad, if it weren't so dangerous.</p>